hoodlums

Some suspected thugs have invaded the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, to retrieve the corpse of a patient that died of COVID-19. According to report, the invasion which occurred on Thursday resulted in pandemonium in the…

The body of an informant identified as Wale Kalejaiye who went missing during an attack on police personnel in the Akodo area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos state has been recovered by police officers at the Akodo Police Station. Reports…

Obowo Divisional Police Headquarters located at Umulowe autonomous community area of Imo State have been reportedly attacked by suspected gunmen, leading to the death of two policemen who were on duty. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the…

No fewer than four (4) operatives of the Oyo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun have been hospitalized. The operatives were attacked by some hoodlums in Ona Ara Local Government area on Friday. They have been…

Hours after a house belonging to Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho was set ablaze in Ibadan, the police in Oyo state has given some details regarding the incident. The Oyo state police command has said hoodlums who rode in a hummer bus…

Three suspected armed robbers who are residents of Lagos state have been arrested by men of the Ogun state police command during a robbery operation in Ogun state. This was contained in a statement released by the police public…

Tension in Osogbo as suspected hoodlums on Friday morning laid siege on Sabo area and injured some traders and others in the vicinity. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that gunshots fired by the hoodlums were still heard a few metres away from…

Suspected phone snatchers in Yakasai Quarters of Kano Municipal Area of Kano State have reportedly stabbed a 22-year-old man identified as Abdussalam Muhammad on Friday, December 11. This tragic incident was confirmed to newsmen by the…

The managing director of Lekki Concession Company (LCC), Abayomi Omomuwasan has stated that he was not curious to know the extent of damage at the Lekki toll plaza after the October 20 incident for security reasons. Recall that soldiers…

According to reports, Dana Air Pilot, Captain Edward Johnson, was brutally attacked by hoodlums while he was jogging in his residential area in Abuja The hoodlums reportedly inflicted deep cuts on his face and body. It was learnt that…

Suspected Hoodlums have broken into the Ogun State House of Assembly complex. It was learnt the suspected hoodlums attacked the office of the Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, and carted away the assembly’s mace.…

Weeks after angry residents broke into the palace of Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos situated at Lagos Island, to cart away COVID-19 palliatives and loot the entire royal residence, carting away items including his Staff of Office in the…

Following the invasion of his palace in Iga Idunganran in the wake of #EndSARS protest, the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has broken his silence on the issue. He said that he has forgiven those behind the violent and uncivil act.…

Some hoodlums reportedly left three firemen of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service injured and a fire engine of the agency damaged after an attack on the officials in the course of duty on Sunday, November 29. Acting Head of the…

The private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has promised the sum of N100 billion to procure new equipment for police officers and rebuild police stations that were destroyed during the crisis that followed the protest…

At least 20 vehicles and 50 shops were vandalised by hoodlums in Mushin, Lagos state when they stormed the area on Monday night to terrorise the residents. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the areas affected are Olusoga, Daniel, Awawu streets…

Commander of 81 division, Army military intelligence brigade, Ahmed Taiwo on Saturday disclosed that one of the hoodlums arrested during the #EndSARS crisis in Lagos had already installed doors and an air conditioner he looted. This…

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has disclosed why the ENDSARS protest was hijacked in the state. According to the governor, lack of proper coordination subjected the #EndSARS protest to be hijacked by hoodlums to…

Some well-meaning Nigerians, under the aegis of March4Nigeria, say some purported EndSARS protesters are mobilising hoodlums to wreak havoc in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Lagos. According to the group, these extremist…